In the fall of 2024, the Lonoke Leadership Lunch series will re-launch with a fresh lineup and exciting announcements. Attendees will be welcomed back to “The Front Porch of the Delta” for a great time of networking and learning together.
The content and speakers will present brief “Ted Talk-style” leadership lessons from their personal experience to a diverse audience of executives, volunteer leaders, decision-makers and elected officials from throughout the region.
WHY
LONOKE?
Lonoke is a town that has experienced ups and downs, cycles of momentum, and times of challenge. This lecture series is an invitation to enjoy the town’s exceptional hospitality and to share concepts and ideas that promote exemplary leadership and a visible, attractive, and connected community.
Lonoke is perfectly positioned geographically, halfway between the Arkansas River and the White River, 25 minutes from Downtown Little Rock, and a front porch for our neighbors in the Delta.
THE VISION
Leaders with Awareness and Curiousity
Lonoke Leadership Lunches create opportunities for awareness, curiosity, and learning through diverse gatherings of leaders from around the region.
VALUES:
Promote Continuous Learning
Facilitate Connective Dialogue
Inspire Creative Fabric
Spark Collaborative Process
WHO’S COMING?
Your schedule is full, your time is valuable, and people need you.
When every moment matters, your mealtimes should offer more! Lonoke Leadership Lunches are designed to be a meaningful venue for executives, nonprofit leaders, elected officials, and decisions makers to meet new connections, bridge regional gaps, and build strategic relationships— all within a 45-minute span.
Speakers are accomplished and recognized leaders who will deliver content that is relevant, applicable, and actionable for you and your teams.
Invite a group of colleagues to join you for the short drive to the Front Porch of the Delta and an unexpected opportunity to connect and learn!
WHO’S SPEAKING?
We have a fantastic lineup of leaders from throughout the region who will be coming to Lonoke to share their wisdom with you!
The lunch series continues in 2025 beginning with a talk from Dean Felecia Epps of the University of North Texas Dallas! Join us and RSVP for lunch on Thursday, February 20!
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DR. CLIFF JONES
Arkansas State University
Delta Center for Economic Development
On Tuesday, March 11, Dr. Cliff Jones joins the Lonoke Leadership Lunch lineup to deliver a dynamic lunchtime talk!
Dr. Jones serves as deputy director at the Delta Center for Economic Development at Arkansas State University. Jones has served as a founding faculty member and department chair and later dean of arts and technology at Cy-Fair College in Texas. He returned to Arkansas in 2008, working as vice chancellor for academics at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. He then served as senior vice chancellor for learning and instruction at Arkansas State University Mid-South.Jones received his B.S.B.A and M.P.A. degrees from the U of A and his Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Jones is a scholar of the blues, and possesses a love for the Delta and its people and a passion for developing leaders to serve our region.
CONTACT US
lunchinlonoke@gmail.com